Bulova 1962 Surf King

Submitted by JimDon5822 on April 5, 2019 - 12:33am
BW
Manufacture Year
1962
Movement Model
11AF
Movement Jewels
17
Movement Serial No.
-
Case Serial No.
F805899
Case shape
Round
Case color
White
Case Manufacturer
Bulova
Crystal details
Round Domed crystal
Gender
Mens
Watch Description

This is what appears to be a 1962 Surf King.  It is a stainless steel case with a black dial with silver arabic hour markers and hands.  The case is monoblock construction and the case back is marked with the M2 date code.  The movement is an 11 AF manual wind movement.  The watch is missing the outer stem and crown.  

1962 Bulova Surf King watch
1962 Bulova watch
1962 Bulova watch
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jabs
Posted April 5, 2019 - 4:42am

Agree, Surf King it is

Andersok
Posted April 5, 2019 - 6:13am

Looks like a good match to the Surf King. The white dial would be the 'AW' variant; not finding anything to identify which variant the black dial is; possibly the 'BW' per the 1961 pricelist, which states black dial.

Prior to being the Surf King, these were also the S.V.P. I (white dial) and II (likely black dial). Pricelists show the Surf King as NEW in 1961.

1962 Surf King

neetstuf-4-u
Posted April 5, 2019 - 6:43am

Nice one!

1962 Surf King

Kathy L.
Posted April 5, 2019 - 10:42am

1962 Bulova Surf King

Geoff Baker
Posted April 6, 2019 - 7:29am

1962 Bulova Surf King

Pachuco76
Posted September 5, 2019 - 2:20pm

Hello, sorry to hijack your post. I own a 1962 Surf King, same as yours but white dial. I am having trouble trying to access the movement. Could you please tell me how you opened the caseback? Thanks 

JimDon5822
Posted September 6, 2019 - 12:08am

In reply to by Pachuco76

[quote=Pachuco76]

Hello, sorry to hijack your post. I own a 1962 Surf King, same as yours but white dial. I am having trouble trying to access the movement. Could you please tell me how you opened the caseback? Thanks 

[/quote]. It is a pressure sensitive monocase.  You push down on the crystal to push the movement thru.  I use a tool to ensure the crystal is not broken.  

JimDon5822
Posted September 6, 2019 - 2:25pm

In reply to by Pachuco76

[quote=Pachuco76]

Thanks for the reply! I will try and see how it goes!

[/quote] Make sure you pull the crown out all the way and remove it from the watch.   It’s a two piece stem.  

JimDon5822
Posted June 26, 2021 - 12:21am

Confirming model and variant from the 1962 Linebook BAWD00148B

1962 Surf King "BW"

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